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Connecting to an IEEE 1394 FireWire Interface
If you have purchased the optional IEEE 1394 FireWire scanner interface card, you
can connect the scanner to your Power Macintosh or PC using an IEEE 1394
FireWire interface. Your Power Macintosh must have a built-in IEEE 1394 FireWire
port or an IEEE 1394 FireWire PCI card, and must be running Macintosh OS 8.6 or
later with FireWire Update 2.1 or later. Your PC must have an OHCI compliant
FireWire port or card, and must be running a pre-installed version of Windows 2000.
See “IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card” on
page 122 for information about system requirements and
instructions on installing the card. See page 103 for
information about ordering the card.
The IEEE 1394 FireWire scanner interface card has two cable connectors. You can
use either one to connect the scanner directly to your computer. At the same time,
you can use the second connector to connect other IEEE 1394 FireWire devices in a
daisy chain or tree configuration. You can also connect the scanner to another IEEE
1394 FireWire device so that it’s the last IEEE 1394 FireWire device in a chain
connected to your computer.
Neither your scanner nor your computer has to be off when you connect the cable.
However, be careful not to connect or disconnect the cable when the scanner is in use.
Follow these steps to connect the scanner:
1. Connect one end of the cable to the
IEEE 1394 FireWire port on the card.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the
IEEE 1394 FireWire port on your computer
or on another IEEE 1394 FireWire device.
Continue with “Installing the Macintosh
Software” on page 45.